Home practice – finding props at home
What props do you have in your house? You'd be surprised how many you can find. In this video, Deanna Oliphant at Calgary Iyengar Yoga shows us many common items that you already have in your life that…
Yoga in a time of isolation… in Alberta
From... Inga Norkute, Calgary Michelle Thiessen, Calgary Jill Sinnott, Calgary INGA NORKUTE, Calgary AB - I think the absence of onsite classes will encourage students to develop their own home practice. At least, as there…
Yoga in a time of isolation… in British Columbia
From... Jayne Lloyd-Jones, Salt Spring Island Shirley Daventry French, Victoria JAYNE LLOYD-JONES, Salt Spring Island BC - We live in the small community of Ganges, on Salt Spring Island, BC, one of the Southern Gulf Islands with a…
Memories of Ingelise Nherlan
Ingelise Nherlan, a long time, dedicated student of Guruji’s passed from this life on March 15, 2020. She fell in love with Iyengar yoga and was passionate in sharing this love through her teaching. When Guruji asked Canada…
A yogic poet? A poetic yogi? Presenting Jane Munro…
Jane Munro is an award-winning Canadian poet and dedicated yogi. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and practises Iyengar yoga at The Yoga Space. In 2014, she found herself in Pune, India at the Iyengar Institute having her Sirsasana 'renovated'…
Yoga in the Time of a Pandemic
Thoughts from Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Jennifer Zelmer We’ve been navigating new territory over the last few weeks, leading the World Health Organization to describe COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11th. While as of now (morning of March 15th),…
Studying with the spirit of Geetaji
I spent the month of December 2019 at the Iyengar Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India. This was my third trip to Pune. As sometimes happens at the Institute, regular classes were suspended to accommodate special sessions, in this case, for…
Goraksasana using ropes
I like to practise this supported variation of Goraksasana. Reaching up the ropes helps me to sustain lift in my torso, and the wall gives me a reference for plugging in at the midline of my buttocks. - Niren Pandya,…